This is one of my favorite things (for real) about my job: when an author is pissy about style changes that aren't negotiable. There are very few of these, but when it happens, no matter what the author says, we will NOT change the wording back to their original.

When they push back, I get to unleash the senior managing editor on them. She is a scary-ass pit bull on things like this, and it's a glorious thing to behold.

So Trump has himself said that he fired the FBI director because he didn't like that his campaign was being investigated. Then he follows up with disclosing classified intelligence provided by an ally that requested the intelligence be shared with nobody... to the Russians. And it appears the reason he shared the intelligence was to show off.

I wouldn't be surprised if Face The Nation this weekend is just John Dickerson saying "Are you fucking kidding me?"

ABC has a new show called Downward Dog. With a talking dog.

He, of course, is taking the predictable course: defending what he did (because he did it, so by definition it must be right) and then yelling about the people who leaked it.

Despite being seemingly impossible, it gets crazier every day. I had to message my nephew and suggest to him that he block his dad, my brother, from his political posts. The kid (well mid-40s kid) posted a completely reasonable 'the world has gone mad' post about the Russia stuff and his dad responded that he pitied how misguided he was. Brother buys into every right wing conspiracy theory. Sigh.

a new show called Downward Dog. With a talking dog.

Is the dog a yoga instructor?

I wouldn't be surprised if Face The Nation this weekend is just John Dickerson saying "Are you fucking kidding me?"

Congress is a bunch of GOP bastards who refuse to start impeachment proceedings. That's what it comes down to. The current POTUS is a horror show beyond what anyone expected during the campaign, this is true. But he's also jaw-droppingly ignorant of everything about how the government works (I also think he might be functionally illiterate [that is not a joke]). Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, despite being horrific shitbags, *do* know how the government works, but they are letting him keep on risking national security because it means they can ram their granny-starving agenda through.

And what I'm curious about is why they don't seem to think they can get that granny-starving agenda through under Pence. Unless they know that if POTUS goes down, in this case, VPOTUS goes down with him.

The show doesn't seem to involve yoga at all, based on the commercials. They do feature the dog in a pirate outfit. I'll have to pay more attention the next time one comes on.

Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, despite being horrific shitbags, *do* know how the government works, but they are letting him keep on risking national security because it means they can ram their granny-starving agenda through.

I wonder if they think about what history will say about them. Like, they're going to be examples in textbooks. And not good ones, Bob.

why they don't seem to think they can get that granny-starving agenda through under Pence. Unless they know that if POTUS goes down, in this case, VPOTUS goes down with him.

If that's the case, isn't Ryan next in line? You'd think he'd be in a position to double-down on the granny starving then.

I wonder if they think about what history will say about them. Like, they're going to be examples in textbooks. And not good ones, Bob.

I think they don't give a shit about posterity as long as it means they can get what they want in the present. Horrific bastards.

why they don't seem to think they can get that granny-starving agenda through under Pence. Unless they know that if POTUS goes down, in this case, VPOTUS goes down with him.

If that's the case, isn't Ryan next in line? You'd think he'd be in a position to double-down on the granny starving then.

Then maybe Pence is secure but they think he won't be on board with the granny-starving.

Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell, despite being horrific shitbags, *do* know how the government works, but they are letting him keep on risking national security because it means they can ram their granny-starving agenda through.

This is exactly it.

They do feature the dog in a pirate outfit.

Why does that make me think it's Wishbone?